Chapter 15 (1/2)
Chapter 15: Return to Boston
Translated by me, edited by Kai
The sounds of dripping water can be heard as a group of almost naked men walk towards the clear warm pool They sat down on one side of the pool and watched whatever TV show is being broadcasted on the opposite wall
Bathing, a completely different concept in the North than in the South
Bath houses in the south existed centuries ago, but they all disappeared within the last couple of decades It is not because of a lack of water, or the lukeeather during winter Rather, co water and washi+ng at home is much more economical Especially when you can take a bath whenever you want Due to these reasons, bathhouses in the south disappeared The ones that still exist are the ones that offer ‘special’ services (1) Of course there still are some traditional ones, but they are really hard to find
So if a northerner tell a southerner that he is going to take a bath in a bath house, the southerner will et you knohat and not really a bath The ‘special’ services in the north tend to be based around the e parlour
Winter is really cold in the North, so most families do not have the ability to fund the the bath housing sector healthy and running Asin public baths, it to the develop bath, salting and so on These all count as distinguishi+ng features in northern bathing houses, especially when sos like scrubbing towels They would use shower sponges or regular towels as replacement, but to the northerners you can’t really scrub yourself clean with them
After having bathing houses for so long, people still have the habit of taking a bath in a bathing house Even if they have boilers at home A cold shower a day in the summer to keep the people cool and refreshed A war the winter, but this still can’t stop people fro houses every couple of weeks
Jiang Hai is a pure northerner So of course he loves to take baths Harbin is within the province of Heilongjiang, so it is neversources of fresh water, especially when it contains 2 of the 5 the longest rivers in China; the Ahua River As such, the concept of water shortages in the north is never present near Harbin This is also why it can beco influenced by his parents since he was young, Jiang Hai fell in love with soaking baths in particular No northerna soak especially when you can enjoy your favorite beverage on the side
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“He is investing there If he doesn’t go develop there, then it is a pity Besides, there are all those beautiful wo Hua butted in at exactly this moment
“Fk dude, did you get rejected by you wife too hard recently? The first thing you think of in America is women Is that their specialty?” Xu Wei exploded with a look of despise upon hearing what Xiang Hua had to say
“Exactly, what is there to wo Hai’s, how can it fit into a size 16 nut? (3)” Huang Yuanfei cut in with a half joking half malicious comment
“What the Fk! You guys are actually looking down on rily
This banter shouldn’t be taken seriously, but Jiang Hai has found out recently that he is entering puberty again As his body was turning stronger, it is also changing Originally Jiang Hai is only 6″2′ but recently it feels like he has sootten taller This is definitely inexplicable
“Sht man, if you had a 22c Jiang Hai’s taunt, Fu Yuan asked back A stories, they’ll drag it all out
“She never gaveHai answered back with a look full of disdain plus a bunch of curses
Hearing this, everyone bursted out laughing since they all know the whole story The heavy atmosphere was quickly diluted a lot
“If you guys got ti I’ll cover all but airplane expenses” Jiang Hai said to all of these close friends
To be frank, he really doesn’t care if he pays for their tickets or not, but he’s still got save some face for these buddies of his (4) Even if he wants to cover all their expenses, they won’t agree to it
“You said it Just wait for all of us to co Hai’s offer, the whole group smiled